Surprise property tax hike for second homes & buy-to-lets in Wales
The Welsh Government has increased Land Transaction Tax rates for additional homes, effective from today.
Property tax reforms slated for post-Budget ‘Tax Day’
The Government is planning to publish a batch of consultations on tax reform on 23rd March, a few weeks after Rishi Sunak's main Budget speech on Wednesday.
Think tank calls for a Property Capital Gains Tax to ‘pay for the coronavirus’
Michael Johnson and the Social Market Foundation are calling for "tens of billions of pounds of new taxes to be levied on increases in the value of homes", with a new Property Capital Gains Tax replacing…
Treasury publishes draft Residential Property Developer Tax legislation
Proposed new tax rates targeting major housebuilders are due to bee confirmed in the Autumn Budget.
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